International Zoo

1. International Zoo Hunter Jackson Donnie White

2. Africa • White Rhinoceros • Average weight of two tons • Highly endangered and protected • Mostly solitary animals

3. Africa • Giraffe • Move in loose herds • Can reach 55 MPH while running • Live anywhere up to 28 years

4. Africa • Hedgehog • Grow to about 10 inches long • Eat most anything like small rodents, insects, and small snakes • Roll up into a ball with a spiked exterior when attacked

5. Africa • African Elephant • Three living species • No natural predators • About 10 feet tall and weigh 5 or 6 tons

6. Antarctica • Killer whale • Feed on marine mammals • Largest dolphin species • Live and hunt in pods of up to 40 whales

7. Antarctica • Emperor Penguin • On average 45 inches tall • Can stay under the water for 20 minutes at a time • Do not have bendable knees

8. Antarctica • South Georgia pintail • Migrate to Antarctica once a year • Fearless explorers • Breed near the ocean

9. Antarctica • Seal • Six different seal species in antarctica • Can weigh up to 4000 kg • Have a large layer of fat to keep them warm

10. Asia • Asian small-clawed Otter • Live in small freshwater streams and rivers • Eat small animals including crabs, mussels, frogs, and snails • Live in groups of about 12

11. Asia • Clouded Leopard • 36 inches long and weigh 28 pounds • Largest canine teeth of any big cat • Hunted in high demands

12. Asia • Giant Panda • 4 to 6 feet tall • Weigh up to 250 • Mostly eat bamboo

13. Asia • Japanese Giant Salamander • 55 pounds and 5 feet long • Live in cold, fast-moving streams • Eat almost anything they can find in the streams

14. Australia • Emu • Live in open country • Can run as fast as 30 miles per hour • About 5 feet tall

15. Australia • Koala • Only found in the wild woods of Australia • Eat eucalyptus leaves which are poisonous to other species • Spend most of their lives in trees

16. Australia • Dingo • Not native to Australia but have lived there so long they are considered native • Relative of the dog • Control the rodent population in Australia

17. Australia • Wombat • Marsupial with coarse hair • 2-4 feet long weighing up to 60 pounds • Live in dense jungle floors

18. Europe • Atlantic Puffin • Puffins are sea birds that can fly, swim, and dig burrows. • Puffins are carnivores (meat-eaters) • They eat mostly small fish

19. Europe • Badger • The badger is a burrowing mammal with a black-and-white striped face. • Badgers are nocturnal (most active at night). • Badgers are omnivores (eating both animals and plants).

20. Europe • Shrew • Shrews are very small and very aggressive mammals. • These tiny animals live in almost every type of habitat. • Shrews are related to moles; they are not rodents.

21. Europe • Sheep • Sheep are mammals with thick, woolly fur, and hoofed feet. • Sheep were domesticated (bred to be tame) about 10,000 years ago. • An adult female sheep is called an ewe; an adult male is called a ram.

22. North America • American Black Bear • American Black Bears are large, mostly harmless bears that live in the forest. • Also live in swamps and desert scrub. • Black Bears are good swimmers and can also climb trees.

23. North America • Armadillo • Armadillo are timid, armored mammals. • They live in forests and grasslands. • Armadillo are primarily insectivores (insect-eaters).

24. North America • Javelina or (Collared Peccary) • The Javelina or collared peccary is a pig-like mammal that lives in deserts. • They travel in small herds of 15-20 individuals. • The Javelina or collared peccary is primarily an herbivore.

25. North America • Crocodile • The American Crocodile is a large, very rare, shy reptile. • It has a long, tapered, triangular-shaped snout. • Crocodiles swim very well

26. South America • Chameleon • Chameleons are a type of lizard that has the ability to change the color of their skin with the temperature, light, or the chameleon's emotional level. • They become paler when excited, afraid, or in the dark or cold. • They become darker when angry or in hot temperatures or in bright light.

27. South America • Macaw • The Scarlet Macaw is a large type of parrot that is found in tropical rain forests of Central and South America. • It lives in the canopy (the tree leaves) and emergent layer of the rainforest. • These noisy, magnificent birds can fly at speeds up to 35 miles per hour (56 kph).

28. South America • Red-Eyed Tree Frog • Red-Eyed Tree Frogs are amphibians. • These little frogs live in lowland tropical rainforests in Central America and northern South America. • Red-Eyed Tree Frogs are nocturnal (most active at night).

29. South America • The Spring Peeper Frog • The spring peeper is a small tree frog that makes high-pitched peeping sounds. • The peeper has a vocal sac under its chin. • The spring peeper is brown to tan colored and has a dark "X" mark on its back.

30. Websites • http://www.africanfauna.com/ • http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/antarcanimals.htm • http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/killer-whale/ • http://shwpark.com/97/south-georgian-pintail.html • http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/wildlife/animals/seals-and-sea-lions • http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/asiatrail/factsheets.cfm • http://library.thinkquest.org/28994/animals.html